Weekend Preview: Spring Forward Edition

TNG Events Editor Jolly brings you the low down on the weekend to come every Thursday afternoon.

Happy Thursday! It's been a crazy week already - March began, actual snow fell and now it's starting to feel downright Spring-like. Take advantage of the nice weather while it's here this weekend and get out and enjoy some of the best that DC has to offer. And be sure to make the most of your time: Sunday marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, so we lose an hour of partying. On the other hand, if your goal is to party 'til 5AM, then your mission will get a little bit easier.

Below are a few suggestions of ways to spend your weekend. Got an event that TNG readers may be interested in? Leave the details below or email them to events@thenewgay.net!

Tonight:

• Acclaimed gay Carribean author Thomas Glave will be reading from his latest book, The Torturer's Wife, tonight at Lambda Rising. Details: Lambda Rising, 1625 Connecticut Ave NW, 6:30 pm, Free.

• Grab some friends and a bite to eat tonight at one of the local restaurants participating in Dining Out for Life and help support Food & Friends and those in need in our area.

• Join Whole DC for their class entitled "Romance for The Rest of Us" featuring Reid Mihalko. Also, enter to win some free tickets while you're at it! Details: Darlington House Library, 1610 20TH St NW, 7:00pm - 9:00pm, Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.

Friday:

• Local lady band Turboslut plays tonight at Silver Spring's Corpse Fortress. Details: The Corpse Fortress, 906 Philadelphia St, Silver Spring, Maryland, 9:00pm, $5.

Saturday:

• Party all night and into the wee hours of the morning at Hometown Heroes. Details: Trinidad and Tobago, 5123 Georgia Ave. NW, 10:00PM-5:00AM, $10 before 1:00AM, $15 after, 18+ to dance, 21+ to drink.

• Enjoy a gender-bending night of frivolity and flirtation celebrating Purim at GLOE's Purim Party. Details: Washington DCJCC, 16th and Q Streets NW, 9:00PM, $10 online tickets, $12 at the door, Costume Optional.

• Take a ride with Capital Queer Prom and have the queer prom experience you never had, all the while helping to support a worthy organization. Details: Spirit of Mount Vernon, Pier 4, 6th and Water St, SW, 7:30PM, $50 - tickets can be purchased online or at Lambda Rising OR you can enter to win them.

• Get in the game and attend Whole DC's "Dating to Win" Details: District Wellness Group, 1608 20th St., NW, Third Floor, 2:00PM, Tickets are $20 and can be purchased here.

• Once you've figured out dating, take your relationship to the next level and learn about "Negotiating Successful Threesomes." Details: District Wellness Group, 1608 20th St., NW, Third Floor, 7:00PM, Tickets are $20 and can be purchased here.

• Take part in Thumb Wars, a two-hour long event which features local drag celebrity Shi-queeta Lee refereeing simultaneous thumb wrestling matches amidst projections of short films about thumb wrestling on the gallery walls. TNG's own Summer Camp takes on Heidi Ho at 3pm - don't miss it! Details: Transformer Gallery, 1404 P Street, NW, 2:00PM - 4:00PM, Free.

Sunday:

• Finish off you weekend with some great music as local queer musician Mara Levi plays The Red & The Black. Details: The Red & The Black, 1212 H St NE, 7:00PM, $8, 21+.